The High Coast
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| Country | Sweden |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | viii |
| Reference | 898 |
| UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
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| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Extensions | 2006 |
The High Coast (Swedish: Höga kusten) is a part of the coast of Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia, situated in the municipalities of Kramfors, Härnösand and Örnsköldsvik and notable as a type area for research on post-glacial rebound and eustacy, in which the land rises as the weight of the glaciers melts off of it. This phenomenon was first recognised and studied there; since the last ice age the land has risen 800 m, which accounts for the unusual landscape with tall cliff formations. The High Coast is part of the Swedish/Finnish High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago world heritage site (the High Coast was extended with Finnish Kvarken areas in 2006).
UNESCO, while inscribing the area on the World Heritage List in 2000, remarked that "the High Coast site affords outstanding opportunities for the understanding of the important processes that formed the glaciated and land uplift areas of the Earth's surface".
One place to take a closer look at the land rise is on the Skule Mountain and in Skule National Park.
Today the High Coast of Sweden has become one of the fastest growing tourist areas in Sweden. (Beaten only by Gotland). The unique Nature (led by Skuleberget, Ulvön and Skule National Park), Culture (with Skulefestivalen, MoDo Hockey, Docksta Sko) and Food (Fermented Herring and Flatbread).
The most popular places to visit in the High Coast of Sweden are Skule Mountain, Skule National Park and the islands Ulvön and Trysunda.
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Origin of the term [edit]
The term High Coast was coined in connection with a report on the area in 1974 [1] Prior to that date the area was termed The Ångermanland Coast.[2][3]
Further Reading [edit]
- Lars Bergström Höga kusten: natur, människor och tradition längs kusten från Sundsvall till Örnsköldsvik - ett av Sveriges vackraste och mest särpräglade landskap ISBN 91-0-040427-6 Stockholm : Bonniers 1975 80pp (The High Coast: the landscape, people and traditions along the coast from Sundsvall to Örnsköldsvik - one of Sweden's most beautiful and distinctive landscapes) (Swedish)
References [edit]
- ^ Höga Kustenutredningen. Huvudrapport Höga Kusten-kommittén. Härnösand: Kommittén, 1974 (Swedish) 329 s., 5 maps (Main report from the High Coast Committee. Härnösand 1974.
- ^ Johan Nordlander 1853-1934 Gävlebornas fiskefärder till Ångermanlands kust 1924 (Trips to the Ångermanland coast by fishermen from Gävle)
- ^ Lars Silén. Några ryggradslösa havsdjur från Ångermanlands kust (utanför Ulvön); Svensk faunistisk revy; 1955(17):4, s. 110-114Marine invertebrates from the Ångermanland coast (outside Ulvön). Included in the Swedish Revue of Fauna 1955 (17):4 pp 110-114
External links [edit]
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- High Coast Sweden - Visitor Guide
- Skuleskogen Nationalpark website
- Skule Mountain - Visitor Guide
- Ulvön Island - Visitor Guide
- Höga Kusten World Heritage website
- Höga Kusten tourism website
- Höga Kusten Bridge
- UNESCO World Heritage profile
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Coordinates: 63°00′N 18°25′E / 63.000°N 18.417°E
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